An insatiable judo to reach the final of the Judo Worlds: Audrey Tcheuméo is on a mission

His last performances had announced the color. Imperturbable at the Grand Slam in Paris in February, then in Antalya at the beginning of April, Audrey Tcheuméo confirms her return to the top of these World Championships. After an almost perfect morning, and that’s an understatement, the double Olympic medalist qualified for the final after her success against the Dutchman Guusje Steenhuis. In the final, she will challenge the young Israeli Inbar Lanir, surprising faller of the Italian Alice Bellandi.

After a quiet start against the young Colombian Brenda Olaya, dismissed on hansoku-make (note, elimination after three penalties), the Frenchwoman took out the warm-up blue in the round of 16 against the Russian Darya Kantsavaya, swept away in 21 small seconds on ippon. It is especially his quarter-final that marked the spirits. Opposed to the Olympic champion Shori Hamada, the 2011 world champion remained faithful to her explosive and aggressive judo to get rid of the claws of the Japanese, finally trapped on osaekomi.

Faced with Guusje Steenhuis in the semi-finals, a fighter she had beaten in six of their eight confrontations, Audrey Tcheuméo continued her momentum with enormous entry aggression which almost turned into an ippon after a minute. Before being reviewed by the referee. The Habs then managed to open the doors to the final, their first since … 2011 and their coronation at Bercy.